Spain striker Lamine Yamal became the youngest player ever to play in a FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship final on Sunday against England, surpassing the record set by Brazil legend Pele in 1958.

Yamal turned 17 on Saturday and the Barcelona player will be hoping to celebrate by helping his nation win the Euros for a record fourth time in Berlin, beating Germany, reports KosovaPress.

Pele, who died in 2022, was 17 years and 249 days old when he played in the 1958 World Cup final for Brazil, scoring twice in a 5-2 win against Sweden.

It is the second time in a week that Yamal has surpassed a record set by Pele. In the midweek win over France, he became the youngest player to reach the semi-finals of a major national tournament, earning congratulations from the Pele Foundation, which manages the late forward's legacy.

"The Pelé Foundation congratulates Lamine Yamal on this important milestone in his career and wishes this to be the first step of a long and successful journey," they said.